The Tragic Tale of ElSuperPinto

2Blue2 · Oct 4, 2020

hope you and yours are better soon

Adieu · Oct 4, 2020

Got the official "positive" results back. I'm off work for the forseeable future and don't know what my money situation's going to be like, so... I guess we're back to the waiting game?

Adieu · Oct 4, 2020

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-...0001&campid=5335821607&icep_item=184371682369

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-...0001&campid=5335821607&icep_item=363044543355

So... I got bored being cooped up and quarantined in my room... and I ordered those.

2Blue2 · Oct 5, 2020

Glad you got something stupid to play with while quarantined.

Adieu · Oct 6, 2020

2Blue2 said:
Glad you got something stupid to play with while quarantined.

My injectors got here this morning. Too bad the engine's a mile and half from here, I'd be playing with it.

Adieu · Oct 18, 2020

I return to work at the BMW dealership tomorrow. My symptoms are down to nothing but a slight cough and minor congestion, but that's normal for me from late September through about Thanksgiving, and I haven't had a fever in over a week and a half, no fatigue in a week, and all of the other symptoms are either gone now or never showed up to begin with.

Thank God, I don't know how much longer I could've stayed home playing Skyrim, Birth of the Federation and World of Warships over and over while watching movies and TV I've seen a million times (though Cobra Kai was freaking awesome to binge, and Star Trek Lower Decks was good until the 9th episode, it and the last one sucked).

General karthief · Oct 18, 2020

Yeah, I thought cobra kai was going to be corny but it turned out just good enough to keep my attention.
Oh, and glad you're feeling better

Enzio · Oct 19, 2020

I'm glad you made it also. I know how you feel.

Adieu · Oct 27, 2020

More parts have been acquired! I now have the cooling system side of things wrapped up, as I have the oil cooler/filter adapter, thermostat housing, and coolant crossover!

IICrew · Oct 27, 2020

WooHooo!!! I Always Love Parts Delivery Day!

Adieu · Nov 4, 2020

On 3 Performance 76mm Turbocharger – 76 / 65 | On3Performance

@CarMichael Angelo @90sickfox @a91what

What say you about that turbo for my delusions of 4.6L grandeur?

a91what · Nov 4, 2020

MustangIIMatt said:
On 3 Performance 76mm Turbocharger – 76 / 65 | On3Performance

@CarMichael Angelo @90sickfox @a91what

What say you about that turbo for my delusions of 4.6L grandeur?

I maxed out one of these around 20ish psi... car in question was almost in the 8s

Adieu · Nov 4, 2020

a91what said:
I maxed out one of these around 20ish psi... car in question was almost in the 8s

That's twice the boost I'm aiming for (8-10psi is the max the stock connecting rods will handle). Should I go with a smaller turbo, or will a good wastegate and blow-off valve with that turbo be better (I've never messed with aftermarket turbocharging, the factory figured all these details out for me on the Ford, Hyundai, and BMW stuff I've worked on for dealerships over the years).

CarMichael Angelo · Nov 4, 2020

MustangIIMatt said:
On 3 Performance 76mm Turbocharger – 76 / 65 | On3Performance

@CarMichael Angelo @90sickfox @a91what

What say you about that turbo for my delusions of 4.6L grandeur?

I have a better idea..why don’t you just buy my perfectly functioning Rev9 for half that.

a91what · Nov 4, 2020

I agree with the above. if your making 300hp before boost 8-10psi should get you close to 500

CarMichael Angelo · Nov 4, 2020

I also have a wastegate.

Adieu · Nov 4, 2020

CarMichael Angelo said:
I have a better idea..why don’t you just buy my perfectly functioning Rev9 for half that.

CarMichael Angelo said:
I also have a wastegate.

Send me a PM with a price.

Adieu · Nov 6, 2020

So I bought Mike's 44lb injectors awhile back, and now I just sent him the money via Paypal for the old turbo and wastegate from the Monster.

ElSuperPinto has Gila Monster DNA!!!

Adieu · Nov 6, 2020

So I still need to pick a blow-off valve, and definitively pick an intercooler (I have one of those tentatively picked out on Amazon).

Current configuration for this externally-massive but small-displacement high-revving beast is:

4.6L DOHC Teksid-block engine pulled from Lincoln Mark VIII with fresh head gaskets and fresh head bolts.
Lincoln Continental oil pan and pickup tube
Rev9 TX-72-68 Anti-Surge T4 Turbocharger
Turbosmart Wastegate
Accel 44lb injectors
Aeromotive Phantom 340 Stealth fuel pump
Microsquirt and EDIS8 to run it

I must be losing my mind. Get ya popcorn ready, this is gonna be either epic or an epic failure.

Adieu · Nov 12, 2020

So... Mike's old turbo, Mike's old wastegate, and Mike's old injectors are here...

I wonder what else Mike will come up with?

The turbo's even bigger in person than it looked in the pics. The box was destroyed when it got here, but the turbo seems none worse for the wear other than a missing bolt, and that's nothing a quick trip to Fastenal won't fix.

The Tragic Tale of ElSuperPinto

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